The 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 5th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2001. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on . It was also held as part of the Academy's first annual D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt, and featured presenters included Cliff Bleszinski, Richard Garriott, Richard Hilleman, Don James, American McGee, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ray Muzyka, Natalie Raitano, Lucia Rijker, Jason Rubin, Jez San, George Sanger, and Steve Schirripa.
The award for "Hand-Held Game of the Year" was introduced this year as a console award. The console and computer awards for "Family Title of the Year" had been renamed as "Children's Title of the Year". This would be the final year the award for "PC Educational Title of the Year" would be offered. This was the first year nominees were limited to just one genre award for either console/PC.
Halo: Combat Evolved won the most awards, including "Game of the Year", and was tied with Ico for having the most nominations. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and published the most nominated games. Microsoft Game Studios had won the most awards and tied with Nintendo for having the most award-winning games. Baldur's Gate won both console and PC awards for "Role-Playing Game of the Year", with Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for console and the Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal expansion for PC.
Will Wright, the creator of SimCity and The Sims, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Ico — SCE Japan Studio Sid Meier's Civilization III — Firaxis Games, Infogrames
Craft Awards Grand Theft Auto III — DMA Design, Rockstar Games Dark Age of Camelot — Mythic Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Ico — SCE Japan Studio Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Pikmin — Nintendo EADIco — SCE Japan Studio Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Conker's Bad Fur Day — Rare Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — Konami Myst III: Exile — Presto Studios, UbisoftOddworld: Munch's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, Microsoft Game Studios Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Dead or Alive 3 — Team Ninja, Tecmo Super Smash Bros. Melee — HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 — Neversoft, ActivisionIco — SCE Japan Studio Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — Konami Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, Microsoft Game Studios Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader — Factor 5, LucasArtsMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — Konami Frequency — Harmonix, Sony Computer Entertainment Ico — SCE Japan Studio Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon — Red Storm Entertainment, UbisoftTropico — PopTop Software, Gathering of Developers Batman Vengeance — Ubisoft Montreal Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — KnowWonder, Electronic Arts Myst III: Exile — Presto Studios, UbisoftGrand Theft Auto III — DMA Design, Rockstar Games Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Monopoly Tycoon — Deep Red Games, InfogramesHalo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec — Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 — Microsoft Simulation Group Return to Castle Wolfenstein — Gray Matter Studios, Activision Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 — Neversoft, Activision
Console Awards Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec — Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment Ico — SCE Japan Studio Pikmin — Nintendo EADPikmin — Nintendo EAD Halo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Ico — SCE Japan Studio Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, Microsoft Game StudiosHalo: Combat Evolved — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Conker's Bad Fur Day — Rare Grand Theft Auto III — DMA Design, Rockstar Games Ico — SCE Japan Studio Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer EntertainmentMario Party 3 — Hudson Soft, Nintendo Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — Argonaut Games, Electronic Arts Tarzan: Untamed — Ubisoft Montreal Monsters, Inc. — Kodiak Entertainment, Sony Computer EntertainmentDead or Alive 3 — Team Ninja, Tecmo Super Smash Bros. Melee — HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory — New Corporation, Empire InteractiveAdvance Wars — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Golden Sun — Camelot Software Planning, Nintendo Mario Kart: Super Circuit — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons — Flagship/Capcom, Nintendo Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Vicarious Visions, ActivisionBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — Snowblind Studios, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Castlevania: Circle of the Moon — Konami Dark Cloud — Level-5, Sony Computer Entertainment Golden Sun — Camelot Software Planning, Nintendo Paper Mario — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages — Flagship/Capcom, NintendoGran Turismo 3: A-Spec — Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment NASCAR Thunder 2002 — EA Tiburon Project Gotham Racing — Bizarre Creations, Microsoft Game Studios Splashdown — Rainbow Studios, Infogrames, InfogramesTony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 — Neversoft, Activision Madden NFL 2002 — EA Tiburon NBA 2K2 — Visual Concepts, Sega SSX Tricky — EA Canada
Online Awards Return to Castle Wolfenstein — Gray Matter Studios, Activision Aliens Versus Predator 2 — Monolith Productions, Sierra On-Line MechWarrior 4: Black Knight Expansion — FASA Interactive, Microsoft Game Studios Monopoly Tycoon — Deep Red Games, Infogrames Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon — Red Storm Entertainment, UbisoftDark Age of Camelot — Mythic Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty — Turbine, Microsoft Phantasy Star Online — Sonic Team, Sega
PC Awards Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Dark Age of Camelot — Mythic Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games Return to Castle Wolfenstein — Gray Matter Studios, Activision Sid Meier's Civilization III — Firaxis Games, InfogramesBlack & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Dark Age of Camelot — Mythic Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games Majestic — Anim-X, Electronic Arts The Sims: Hot Date — Maxis, Electronic ArtsReturn to Castle Wolfenstein — Gray Matter Studios, Activision Aliens Versus Predator 2 — Monolith Productions, Sierra On-Line Clive Barker's Undying — EA Los Angeles Myst III: Exile — Presto Studios, UbisoftBackyard Basketball — Humongous Entertainment, Infogrames Disney's Stanley Tiger Tales — Artech Studios, Disney Interactive Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — KnowWonder, Electronic Arts Scan Command: Jurassic Park — Knowledge AdventureWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge — The Learning Company, Riverdeep Disney Learning: Phonics Quest — Disney Interactive Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster — Knowledge AdventureBaldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Diablo II: Lord of Destruction — Blizzard North Wizardry 8 — Sir-Tech CanadaMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2002 — Microsoft Simulation Group IL-2 Sturmovik — 1C: Maddox Games, Ubisoft Microsoft Train Simulator — Kuju Entertainment, MicrosoftFIFA 2002 — EA Canada Madden NFL 2002 — EA Tiburon NHL 2002 — EA CanadaSid Meier's Civilization III — Firaxis Games, Infogrames Battle Realms — Liquid Entertainment, Crave Entertainment, Ubisoft Black & White — Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns — TimeGate Studios, Strategy First
Hall of Fame Award Will Wright
Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations
+ Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 8 Halo: Combat Evolved Ico 7 Black & White 4 Dark Age of Camelot Return to Castle Wolfenstein 3 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Grand Theft Auto III Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Myst III: Exile Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Pikmin Sid Meier's Civilization III Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2 Aliens Versus Predator 2 Conker's Bad Fur Day Dead or Alive 3 Golden Sun Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PC) Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Madden NFL 2002 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Monopoly Tycoon Super Smash Bros. Melee Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
+ Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 19 11 Electronic Arts 17 7 Microsoft Game Studios 16 6 Sony Computer Entertainment 13 9 Nintendo 9 6 Ubisoft 8 3 Activision 1 Bungie 7 Lionhead Studios 4 3 Infogrames 2 Infogrames Konami 1 Gray Matter Studios Mythic Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games 3 3 Intelligent Systems 1 Argonaut Games DMA Design Firaxis Games Neversoft Oddworld Inhabitants Polyphony Digital Presto Studios Rockstar Games 2 2 Black Isle Studios Disney Interactive Flagship Interplay Entertainment Knowledge Adventure Sega 1 Camelot Software Planning Deep Red Games HAL Laboratory Monolith Productions Naughty Dog Rare Red Storm Entertainment Sierra On-Line Team Ninja Tecmo
Multiple awards
+ Awards Game 4 Halo: Combat Evolved 2 Black & White Grand Theft Auto III Ico Return to Castle Wolfenstein
+ Awards by company Awards Games Company 6 3 Microsoft Game Studios 4 1 Bungie 3 3 Nintendo 2 Activision Electronic Arts Sony Computer Entertainment 2 Interplay Entertainment 1 DMA Design Gray Matter Studios Lionhead Studios Rockstar Games
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